Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
This smoothies is like a chocolate covered strawberry in a glass. Very yummy!
The nutrients in strawberries help protect against rheumatoid arthritis and have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Strawberries are also good for your eyes as they help prevent age-related vision problems.
Ingredients
- 6 large strawberries
- 1 banana, peeled
- 3 tablespoons of cacao (powder, nibs or ground beans)
- 4 to 6 ounces of filtered water
Add all the ingredients to your blender, (I use a Blendtec) and blend on high for 30 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy.
Note: If you don’t have a high-speed blender you’ll want to grind the cacao nibs or beans in a coffee grinder before adding them to your blender.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 237
Fat: 12g (grams)
Protein: 4g
Carbohydrates: 42g
Calcium: 3% Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
Iron: 161% RDA*
Vitamin A: 4% RDA
Vitamin C: 127% RDA
This smoothie is also a rich source of vitamin B6, and magnesium.
* We use Sunfood brand raw cacao which has a high iron content. Other brands of raw cacao that I have seen at the store does not come close the the iron content in the chocolate you get from Sunfood. You can purchase it online right here!
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Tags: banana, cacao, chocolate, iron, recipe, strawberry, weight loss recipe
Is this smoothie, “Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie” supposed to have spinach in it? It’s green, but there isn’t any mention of spinach in the ingredients list. It sounds great!
Eve
Eve,
Thanks for pointing that out to us. We recently re-uploaded all of photos in a different format. It’s a dark pink color, but the green photo must have over-rode the correct image.
It’s fixed now.